Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Tuesday, April 30th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Brazilian foreign minister has hopes of a major Venezuelan opposition rally planned for May first

  

  Brazil's foreign minister on Monday voiced high hopes for a major rally planned this week in Venezuela by Juan Guaido, the country's self-proclaimed president. Guaido, who is recognized by more than 50 countries including the United States and Brazil, has called protests for the May 1 workers' holiday that he has vowed will be “the biggest in the history” of Venezuela.

• Monday, April 29th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Bolsonaro sons aim at the pragmatic vice-president Mourao calling him “traitor”

  

  A barrage of criticism this week from the sons of Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro aimed at the vice president has laid bare stark divisions in his cabinet, raising serious concerns from senior members of his four-month-old government.

• Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Lula da Silva claims that Brazil is governed by “a gang of madmen”

  

  Former Brazilian president Lula da Silva on Friday said the country is governed by a “gang of madmen” in his first interview from prison, where he is serving an almost nine-year sentence.

• Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:38 UTC

  Petrobras details divestment list including refineries; Bolsonaro open to privatization of oil company says minister

  

  Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras on Friday for the first time detailed long-awaited plans to sell a series of refineries and other assets as the company focuses on its core oil and gas exploration business.

• Friday, April 26th 2019 - 10:31 UTC

  Growing disenchantment with President Bolsonaro, opinion polls show

  

  The number of Brazilians rejecting the government of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro continued to rise this month, according to an opinion poll released on Wednesday, underscoring his early struggles after easily winning an October election.

• Friday, April 26th 2019 - 10:29 UTC

  Brazilian Vice-president on a ten day visit to China next May 16

  

  Brazil’s Vice President Hamilton Mourao will travel to China on May 16, staying for 10 days with stops in Beijing and Shanghai. Mourao, a former general who is seen as a moderate in the far-right government of Jair Bolsonaro, has recently become embroiled in a nasty war-of-words with the president’s sons, who are both influential lawmakers.

• Friday, April 26th 2019 - 09:16 UTC

  Brazilian pension reform savings looks to be 15% higher than originally planned

  

  Brazil’s Economy Ministry on Thursday raised its projected savings from its pension reform bill over the next decade to 1.237 trillion reais (US$ 312 billion), well above the “minimum” 800 billion reais President Jair Bolsonaro said he expects.

• Friday, April 26th 2019 - 08:41 UTC

  Bolsonaro worried horrified over penis amputations because of lack of hygiene

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday expressed horror over the 1,000 penis amputations that he said occur each year in the country due to a lack of basic hygiene, a figure he called “ridiculous and sad.”

• Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 09:14 UTC

  Governments' hatred endangers press freedom: the Americas the worst, Reporters without borders

  

  The global press freedom is regressing with more and more countries putting journalists at risk and authoritarian regimes tightening their grip on the media, according to a report released by media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders.

• Thursday, April 18th 2019 - 09:41 UTC

  Petrobras insists it is completely free of political interference and increases diesel price 10 cents

  

  Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras hiked diesel prices on Wednesday, and executives said the firm could expand its already aggressive divestment plan while arguing the company was completely free of political interference.